A taxonomy of English specific reading skills

1. IDENTIFY
EXPLAIN
EXPLORE
ANALYSE
EVALUATE
READING
SKILLS
LADDER
Giving your opinion about a text and using a
quotation to support your view.
I think… because it says, “quotation”
Explain how and why the quotation
supports your opinion .
This shows…. because….
Offering an alternative explanation; saying
what else the quotation might tell us. Use
tentative words like could or might
It could also mean…. because…
ZOOM IN on individual words or phrases to
say how and why they are effective.
The word ‘…’ is effective because…
ZOOM OUT to show you have an idea what
the writer’s intentions might have been
The writer may have done this because…